What's wrong with that kid?

Time will tell if there is something REALLY wrong with her, but for now Abby likes to put her head on her left shoulder when she is shy, being told "no", being gushed over--even by mommy, getting too much attention, not getting enough attention. Basically, Abby has her head tilted quite often, and it's hilarious. Mom and I love taking her to the mall, with all the attention from strangers, her head if bobbing to the left constantly. he he

More Birdies

I'm gonna make a crafter of this girl if it kills me. This was the last of my birdie projects. Nat was a good sport to make them with me,,,and I think she even kind of enjoyed herself.

These are at the end of my hallway. I hope I hung them high enough to keep Miss Abby away.

Bear Ears and Spaghetti

I am able to put about 20 hairs into each Klippie, but I couldn't wait to try these little Bear Ear Klippies. Kind of silly, I'm sure they will look better when she gets more hair. Cole-bear looks so cute in hers.

With a little help from Grandpa Abby ended up with spaghetti all over herself and the floor.

For the love of ....change..and birdies

I LOVE to redecorate. I love the planning, the buying, the doing, the newness, the change. When I finished with the kitchen/living room in January I realized my upstairs had way to much brown. I obviously love brown. Even though I ate through my redecorating budget for the year Chad was ok with me changing the bedroom. I re-used as much as I could to save money and if fabric wasn't so darn expensive I would have stayed under budget. Oh well.

NEW BEDROOM

I was nervous about the baby-poop/chartreuse color paint, but once I put the silver metallic glaze over it I love it. If you are into faux painting, I highly recommend Benjamin Moore metallic glazes---I've now used the bronze and silver, and might just try the copper in the bathroom (in 2012).

Painted the old frames with purple paint from the living room project.


I put the silver glaze on the lamps and used all the pillows from my previous bedding.

Luckily I have oodles of wool felt, so recycling the old pillows just required a couple of yards of fabric for the blue and green pillows. Then I appliqued the flowers/birds/leaves on.

hmmm...I now love BIRDIES.


Brown was fun for a while, but I love the colors of my new room.

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My TV is normally off at 11am, but this day I happened to watch Studio 5 and I had to try this craft project by www.simplykellyb.blogspot.com . My birdies didn't hang right with the fishing line she used so I used a toothpick, wire and chain to make a swing for the birds. I also made the cages 3 different sizes. I found some candlesticks at the dollar store--love them.

Then I went back to the dollar store and found these tea light holders. Love them even more. I think they would make DARLING centerpieces for a wedding luncheon. Let's just hope whoever Scotty ends up with will be as chill as Natalie was and let me make these for the luncheon. I know Pat would be thrilled to have one less thing to worry about. (Don't worry, if mystery gal has other visions for her wedding that's totally fine.)

We SO funny.........and .......Technology

We have this little thing going with Greg and Richele---we try to get the most obnoxious/loud/big/annoying gifts for each other's kids. We decided to let Greg and Shell enjoy the present this year.

Who doesn't want a bottle opener deer butt hanging on their living room wall? And the boys had a great time hiding the root beer bottles all over the house.

Nicole was thrilled with her deer butt!!!! It will be hanging until she graduates from High School. Then I will make sure it goes to college with her.

And

What keeps 7 kids (and a few adults) entertained at a family dinner?

Oh, just 3 Ipads and 5 Iphones....gotta love technology. Apparently Angry Birds is the greatest game ever.

I Have the Best Sisters Ever!

And this is why....

Birthdays are just not my thang. I don't do themes, cakes, big hoop-la etc. I DO give lots of hugs and kisses and tell them their birth story etc. I just can't make myself do anything more than have Chad blow up a bunch of balloons and scatter them on the floor.

When we were discussing Abby's Birthday party--Chad threw out that we should have a lumberjack theme. He was totally kidding, but give us gals an idea and it's a done deal.

Leave it to Shell-Bell to have her entire family dressed up as Lumberjacks, including face painting and accessories. Oh Shell, we love you. (Poor Greg had to go Home Teaching with make-up stubble still on his face. Her eyeliner pencil didn't come off Greg or the kids as easily as she said it would.)

Love Nicole's dark brown eyebrows--so cute.

And Kristi's wonderfullness begins with her baking skills. She made this AWESOME flannel shirt cake,,,and it was tasty too. I couldn't find the picture of the Woody cake (Toy Story that is) that she made for one of Cam's birthdays--but it was great--A huge cupcake iced to look like his shirt.

Tell me what little girl wouldn't be thrilled to someday learn that she had a Lumberjack party for her first birthday. Princess parties are SO overrated---just ask Rebekah.